What does preparation mean?
Preparation zhìjì, pharmaceutical preparation, referred to as preparation (Preparations)
In order to meet the needs of treatment or prevention, according to certain dosage form requirements The medicines produced can finally be provided to the drug users. For example, the dosage forms of cefixime include cefixime tablets, cefixime capsules, and cefixime granules. These three dosage forms are all preparations of cefixime.
With people’s in-depth exploration of diseases and the progress and development of related basic disciplines, the research level of new preparations has been continuously improved. In the past ten years, the global average annual compound growth rate of new preparations has reached more than 10%, which is ahead of the average growth level of the pharmaceutical industry. The utilization rate of new preparations in my country is less than 5%, which is far lower than the global average. The industry has broad prospects for development. With the upgrading of pharmaceutical consumption, the use of new preparations is an inevitable trend, and my country's new preparation market will show explosive development.
Dosage form: refers to different forms of administration prepared to meet the needs of disease diagnosis, treatment or prevention. Commonly used ones include tablets, pills, powders, injections, tinctures, solutions, extracts, and ointments. Agents, etc. Specification: refers to the content of the main drug specified in the unit dose of the preparation. That is, a tablet or a granule contains the main ingredients.
The importance of preparations
Choosing a reasonable preparation form can better exert the efficacy of the drug. Different dosage forms of the same drug may have different effects and uses. For example, magnesium sulfate solution can be taken orally as a cathartic, and intravenously can be used as an anticonvulsant sedative.
Dosage form can adjust the speed of drug action: drugs can be made into different dosage forms according to clinical needs.
For example: injections, aerosols, and sublingual tablets can be used for first aid and have rapid effects.
Sustained-release tablets, transdermal patches, etc. can extend the action time and continuously and effectively exert the drug effect.